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Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter.
For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own.

Dunno if you tried this already or not but have you looked in the Mepis config OS center, click on Mouse and Display and the first screen offers a way to change your fonts. While there check it out and see if your monitor and video card are set up correctly.

If you're using a nVidia drivers you can also add a line in your xorg.conf file under devices that looks similar to Option "DPI" "96 x 96" just know the 96 is variable number, yours may need to be as low as 75 or as high as 100.

Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 or /etc/X11/Xorg.conf (if you switched to Xorg) Add to the Monitor section: DisplaySize 325 260 if you are using 1280x1024 resolution or DisplaySize 260 195 for 1024x768. For other resolution calculate the numbers using this formula:

If this doesn't seem to have any effect after restarting X (Logout from KDE and then restart X with CTRL-ALT-Backspace) and you are using an nVidia video card, another option may be required. Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 or /etc/X11/Xorg.conf (if you switched to Xorg) Add to the Device section: Option "UseEdidDpi" "FALSE" For more information see nVidia Driver README